Why I find myself watching reruns of this every other night, I will never know. Hosted by Joe Rogan - now the crazy anti-xaxxer - Fear Factor is a dumb and unsafe reality show where a group of contestants perform various stunts and eat repulsive items. If a contestant is too scared to do a challenge, does it and fails, or they took too long to complete the challenge, they're eliminated. If they win all of the challenges, they receive $50K. The challenges range from having to swim out of a car submerged in water or laying in a tub of rats, to eating worms or sheep's eyes, along with other things too nasty to list here. If you're truly curious, Google it. $50K is a lot of money, but there's no way I would put my life at risk. I would be more worried about dying from the eating challenges than the physical stunts. Besides the sheep's eyes, some of the other things the contestants had to ingest was really disturbing. Is it even hygienic to eat that stuff???? I know in other countries what they ate is considered a delicacy, but Americans' stomachs aren't used to that. Someone could've gotten a parasite or a disease. Just like most reality programs, you see the worst of people, as contestants are encouraged to taunt each other while they do the challenges. This one guy told a female contestant 'I hope you fall off the building and die.' There's better ways to spend your evening than watching this garbage. So demoralizing.
Review of Fear Factor
